About the Authors

Sofia Theodoropoulou

Affiliation Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Katarzyna Brodowska

Affiliation Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Maki Kayama

Affiliation Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Yuki Morizane

Affiliation Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Joan W. Miller

Affiliation Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Evangelos S. Gragoudas

Affiliation Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Demetrios G. Vavvas

vavvas@meei.harvard.edu

Affiliation Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DGV. Performed the experiments: ST KB YM MK. Analyzed the data: ST KB DGV. Wrote the paper: ST KB JWM ESG DGV.